Sunday, February 26, 2012


* using tools, formatting
* writing formulas

=B5 + B5*C5
=B5 * (1 + C5)

are equivalent
PEMDAS
parentheses to enforce order of operation

debugging
bug - an error in computer instructions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper

command line interface
GUI
graphical user interface

web browser
download latest browser:
Internet Explorer
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/downloads/ie

Google Chrome
https://www.google.com/chrome

Mozilla Firefox
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Safari
http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

Let us say that my name is Joshua Waxman and my CunyFirst ID is 12345678
my login (user name) will be wajo5678
my password will be the full CunyFirst ID, 12345678

within WinSCP:
hostname: cs12.cs.qc.cuny.edu
username: wajo5678
password: 12345678

if not, send me an email
HW: try logging in to WinSCP from home

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Notes, and Word Exam Walkthrough


For next time, try "Variables" on codecademy.com

$#,##0.00;[Red]($#,##0.00)

http://www.openoffice.org/
http://www.libreoffice.org/

SpyBot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html


http://snopes.com/
The Urban Legend Webpage

HW: In both New Perspectives (ch 3) and Exploring (ch 3, ch 4, practice and mid-level exercises).

Practice Word Exam.
Word practice exam files,


Sunday, February 12, 2012

lecture 3


New Perspectives Labs at the end of the chapter

HW:
W3Schools,
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
from HTML Elements to HTML Paragraphs

Codeacademy - JavaScript
http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercises/0
Do "Getting To Know You"
Try "Confirm or Deny"

A useful website for Office 2010:
www.myitlab.com/compass

spybot search and destroy


Sunday, February 5, 2012

lecture 2


prenahll.com/grauer

c:\office

Word Ch 1 hands on exercise 1
(pg 126)

c:\office\w01h1buffalo

Word formats based on:
* Characters
* Paragraphs
* Sections

Ctr- power up
Shift - select text / extend selection

Homework:
Word Ch1, Practice exercises and mid-level exercises

von Neumann architecture

input
output
memory
control
math ability

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Von_Neumann_architecture.svg/420px-Von_Neumann_architecture.svg.png&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Von_Neumann_architecture.svg&h=400&w=420&sz=16&tbnid=-u48fhNZU6qHYM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=95&zoom=1&docid=AfQfRQ5XGHoJnM&sa=X&ei=iKAuT6eIC-ry0gGZ_KjECg&ved=0CEEQ9QEwAg&dur=326


CPU: central processing unit
- control unit
- ALU

binary data
numbers are in base 2
decimal numbers are in base 10
45

instead of digits from 0 to 9
binary uses digits from 0 to 1
0 false, off
1 true, on

trilobite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobite
is not a measure of computer storage
extinct marine arthropod

general pyurpose computer
instructions (software) to make this universal computer (hardware) into a specific computer

via the von Neumann architecture and the fetch-execute cycle

serif vs. sans serif
1 point = 1/72"

http://cs12.cs.qc.cuny.edu/~xiuyi/fugu.html